[IxDA Discuss] Future of IxD student???
Hi, I'm Studying IxD. For this summer I'm looking for Internship around the world in different companies in different field from Google and Microsoft to small interactive art and media companies. I realized that the role of interaction designers may differ very widely regarding the focus of the companies.. form user interface designer to researcher and finally to interactive artist. I'm really confused about the my own future..because in order to get to any of these jobs(for future) one must learn lots of different tools, approaches, methods.( please correct me if I'm wrong). Now I have around 1.5 years of my Study in front of me, I'm wondering what would be the role of an Interaction designer in market and how can I use this 1.5 year to improve my skills and what kind of skills would be required? and the most important thing of all is that what is the definition of IxDesigner now and in 1.5 years? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Future of IxD student???
I think you have a design problem. So the first thing you need to do is reduce. You are aiming too broadly and looking for a simple answer in an ever complex world. First, what do you want to be when you grow up? I ask this to all my students when they are asking me work related questions. Don't worry about titles? Describe it in terms of activities. What do you like? What excites you? What motivates you? This can be content, tools, problem types, contexts, geography, political/social involvement, etc. Once you narrow that down, THEN you can ask, what skills do I need other than generic design skills to conquer THAT role. Again, forget titles and other semantics. But the main thing is to not to aim yourself at everything at once. you'll just end up being good for no one and end up settling. It's the student with focus, passion and drive towards a bulls-eye that I find does much better in early success. oh! and learn to sketch. it never hurts to learn to sketch. ;-) -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Hi Ali, I think the IxDesigner will get more responsibility to be a creator not just adjusting usability. The more knowledge you have the more opportunity you will get. Creativity will be more appreciated in this profession and even more knowledge about globalization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Dear Dave... Seeing my problem as design point of view will really help me a lot...I'll Focus on that and I'll come back with more questions soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Ali, I'd like to reinforce Dave's comments. I started my career in interactive a little over 2 years ago (after undergrad). Since then I've had the benefit of getting experience as an interactive developer and designer. My philosophy was that if you get experience in each of the different interactive disciplines, it will make you a more dangerous professional in whichever discipline you choose to become an expert -- and I was right. However, you can't let that go on too long. You have to eventually make a decision about which discipline you'd like to master. Because, ultimately, it's the subject-matter experts that are the most successful professionally. So though I agree with Dave, I also think that during your studies it's okay to explore all facets of interactive and gain a little knowledge from each. It will help you make an informed decision about what you really want to do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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On that note, any tips on a good resource to learn design sketching from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Hi Karl, I just recently purchased this book: http://amzn.com/0123740371 Some really great tips for sketching UX! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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This piece by our very own Will Evans (@semanticwill) is a tremendous piece on the importance and value of sketching. http://blog.semanticfoundry.com/2010/01/31/shades-of-gray-thoughts-on-sketching/ - dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Karl Nieberding wrote: On that note, any tips on a good resource to learn design sketching from? Two answers: 1) Assuming you can't find a local class, I'd go with the Rapid Viz book. 2) Draw every day for 30-60 minutes. Drawing tip of the day: It takes about 1000 sketches to get pretty good at drawing...okay, go. -- Mark Baskinger -- J. E. 'jet' Townsend, IDSA Design, Fabrication, Hacking design: www.allartburns.org; hacking: www.flatline.net; HF: KG6ZVQ PGP: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
